Why the 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' is so captivating - and it could also explain the appeal of the Mona Lisa
Vermeer's masterpiece 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' has inspired everything from books and plays to a film starring Scarlett Johansson. But while it is widely regarded as one of the most fascinating works of art ever made, it has taken scientists almost 400 years to figure out why. Now, neuroscientists have revealed that the 17th-century oil painting uses a 'unique' psychological trick called a 'sustained attentional loop' which holds the viewer in place.
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